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News Source Record

# News Source Record

**L-Ne / Open-source news extract** — Original media coverage of unmanned aerial systems.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 30 December 2013 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Data label | Open-source news record // LRRK collection product |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scale | Global |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | drones; drone; unmanned aircraft |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Outlet | Associated Press |
| Title | Feds announce test sites for drone aircraft |
| Dateline | LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michelle Rindels; Dave Kolpack and Chris Carola contrib. |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://apnews.com/general-news-469d567f48f9484899f520801410f6a4 |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2013-12-30|associated-press|faa-six-uas-test-sites |
| Source grade | A1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — A1]** AP reported six states named Monday as drone test-site hosts: Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said 25 entities in 24 states had proposed; at least one site would be up within 180 days; the designation carried no federal money. Alaska was cited for seven climatic zones; Griffiss International Airport (NY) for congested northeast airspace; Nevada for proximity to military aircraft. An industry study predicted more than 70,000 jobs in the first three years after restrictions loosen, drone-pilot salaries $85,000–$115,000. FAA does not allow commercial drones and is working toward operational guidelines by end of 2015; it projects some 7,500 commercial drones within five years of widespread access. Sens. Harry Reid and Charles Schumer welcomed the news. Sen. Rand Paul said he did not like drones “flying over barbecues” and had introduced a warrant bill. Huerta said test sites must have written data-use/retention plans and annual public-comment privacy reviews. ACLU’s Catherine Crump called for nationwide privacy rules.

**Kinematic object.** Six FAA UAS research and test sites (AK, NV, NY, ND, TX, VA)

**Coverage frame.** regulatory

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original
- Wire reprint status: AP original first-publisher wire of the FAA announcement.
- What was excluded

- “Monday” is 30 December 2013, the announcement day on this dateline.
- Deduped from BBC and Ars same-day originals (different outlets).

## LRRK relevance

Control Fabric / Passport. The six-site map that implemented the 2012 Act.

*LRRK — security assurance for systems that sense, move, and act.*

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